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Month: July 2021

Code in ARM Assembly: Conditions without branches

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Where code can make simple selections according to a conditional test, it may be possible to eliminate branching and ensure rapid execution.

July 20, 2021 Macs, Technology

Don Quixote 19: The footman and the judge’s daughter

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The judge’s young daughter is in love with one of his footmen, who isn’t who he might appear. Two women play a trick on Don Quixote, and the barber wants his brass basin back.

July 19, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 108

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 108. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Etching, […]

July 19, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

Are there flaws in some ARM64 instructions?

Many processors like the ARM64 have instructions to perform fused multiply-add operations. Do they deliver reduced error and better performance?

July 19, 2021 Macs, Technology

Into the Rococo: In Memoriam Antoine Watteau 2

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Major paintings from the last four years of his life, including his final visit to the commedia dell’arte, an unusual Judgement of Paris, and a shop sign.

July 18, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: The perils of M1 Ownership

The primary admin account on an M1 Mac is its Owner, responsible for authorising the installation and use of second operating systems. Here’s what can go wrong with Ownership.

July 18, 2021 Macs, Technology

Into the Rococo: In Memoriam Antoine Watteau 1

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Marking 300 years since the woefully early death of the master of the Rococo. Early paintings show the development of the fête galante, and its zenith in ‘Embarkation for Cythera’.

July 17, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 108

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Etching, impression or […]

July 17, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

Explainer: Property lists and preferences

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They’re XML, structured into dictionaries and arrays containing key-value pairs. Preference plists are managed, and need special treatment.

July 17, 2021 Macs, Technology

Impressionist painting in Britain: Introduction

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Was there a void in British landscape painting after Turner died? Impressionist works by Whistler, Sickert, Steer, Clausen and others appear to have been forgotten.

July 16, 2021 General, Life, Painting

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